[Index]
Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Constance Vinian DECENT ( - 1923)
Maria C DECENT ( - 1890)
Anne Mabel DECENT (1870 - 1949)
Joseph Henry DECENT (1873 - 1944)
Harold Marshall DECENT (1874 - 1945)
Harry William DECENT (1877 - )
Thomas Fox DECENT (1878 - )
Rubie Ethel DECENT (1880 - 1971)
Cecile Edwin DECENT (1882 - 1962)
Roland Leopold DECENT (1884 - 1954)
Nina C DECENT (1886 - 1890)
Ashley Howard DECENT (1888 - 1966)
Leslie S DECENT (1890 - 1934)
Alice M DECENT (1894 - 1894)
 Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920)

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Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874)

Maria Kimble SHORTER (1850 - 1934)



























Joseph Henry DECENT
Joseph Henry DECENT
b. 24 Oct 1842 at Dover, Kent, England
m. (1) 30 Mar 1869 Jemima ROURKE (1849 - 1874) at Maitland, NSW, Australia
m. (2) 1876 Maria Kimble SHORTER (1850 - 1934) at Darling Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
d. 19 Sep 1920 at North Sydney, NSW, Australia aged 77
Near Relatives of Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Henry ROURKE 1812 04 Aug 1879 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 67
Mother in Law Jemima MARSHALL abt 1811 16 Oct 1901 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 90
Father in Law William E Shorter SHORTER
Mother in Law Emma Z (SHORTER)

Self Joseph Henry DECENT 24 Oct 1842 Dover, Kent, England 19 Sep 1920 North Sydney, NSW, Australia 77

Wife Jemima ROURKE 13 Jul 1849 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Aug 1874 Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia 25
Wife Maria Kimble SHORTER 1850 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Nov 1934 North Sydney, NSW, Australia 84

Daughter Constance Vinian DECENT 01 Sep 1923 Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Daughter Maria C DECENT 1890 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia
Daughter Anne Mabel DECENT 1870 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 13 Jan 1949 Sydney, NSW, Australia 79
Son Joseph Henry DECENT 07 Dec 1873 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 02 Mar 1944 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 70
Son Harold Marshall DECENT 18 Jul 1874 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1945 East Sunshine, Victoria 71
Son Harry William DECENT 10 Jun 1877 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Son Thomas Fox DECENT 1878 St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Daughter Rubie Ethel DECENT 1880 St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1971 Newtown, NSW, Australia 91
Daughter Cecile Edwin DECENT 1882 Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1962 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 80
Son Roland Leopold DECENT 1884 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia 1954 Campsie, Sydney, Australia 70
Daughter Nina C DECENT 1886 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia 1890 Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia 4
Son Ashley Howard DECENT 1888 Granville, NSW, Australia 1966 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 78
Son Leslie S DECENT 1890 Granville, NSW, Australia aft 1934 44
Daughter Alice M DECENT 1894 Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1894 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 0

Son in Law George Kenneth CLIFT 1862 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1934 Scone, NSW, Australia 72
Daughter in Law Florence Emmeline THOMAS 21 Apr 1876 Queensland, Australia 1960 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 84
Daughter in Law Amelia Grace LYE
Son in Law Alexander STOBO
Son in Law Alma Pearl SMITH 1975 NSW, Australia
Daughter in Law Ruby Isobel POWELL

Grandson Richard Joseph CLIFT 1901 Scone, NSW, Australia
Granddaughter Lisle E DECENT 1897 Waratah, NSW, Australia 1963 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 66
Granddaughter Kathleen DECENT 1899 Waratah, NSW, Australia
Grandson Edwin John DECENT 1903 Waratah, NSW, Australia 1949 Rylstone, NSW, Australia 46
Granddaughter Daughter (DECENT) 11 Jun 1907 Summer Hill, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Niece Emma ROURKE 1865 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Nephew George ROURKE 02 Aug 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1943 Mosman, NSW, Australia 77
Niece Alice ROURKE 1867 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1942 Paterson, NSW, Australia 75
Niece Jane ROURKE 1869 Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1869 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Benjamin ROURKE 20 Jul 1870 Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Jul 1924 Burwood, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 54
Nephew Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE 03 Jul 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 02 Apr 1953 Maitland, NSW, Australia 80
Nephew John Falkiner ROURKE 1874 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 76
Niece Emma (Emily) ROURKE 1876 26 Sep 1927 Sydney, NSW, Australia 51
Niece Unnamed ROURKE 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Niece Edith ROURKE 25 Nov 1878 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Margaret ROURKE 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 31 May 1957 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Jemima May ROURKE 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1968 Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia 87
Niece Isabel ROURKE 24 Nov 1883 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1968 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Nephew Arthur G ROURKE 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Niece Nellie M ROURKE 1885 Patrick's Plains, NSW, Australia
Nephew Keith ROURKE 11 Aug 1887 Patrick's Plains, NSW, Australia 1971 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 84

Sister in Law Elizabeth ROURKE 1837 NSW, Australia 1918 Sydney, NSW, Australia 81
Brother in Law John ROURKE 1838 NSW, Australia 1916 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Brother in Law Theophilus George ROURKE 10 Dec 1841 Sydney, NSW, Australia 19 Mar 1866 Wee Waa, NSW, Australia 24
Sister in Law Sarah A ROURKE 1842 NSW, Australia 1922 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 80
Sister in Law Mary J ROURKE 1843 NSW, Australia 23 Jul 1849 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 6
Brother in Law Henry ROURKE 1847 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1908 Singleton, NSW, Australia 61
Events in Joseph Henry DECENT (1842 - 1920)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
24 Oct 1842 Joseph Henry DECENT was born Dover, Kent, England Note 1 46
30 Mar 1869 26 Married Jemima ROURKE (aged 19) Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 2 52
1870 28 Birth of daughter Anne Mabel DECENT Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Reg No 4649/1870 17
07 Dec 1873 31 Birth of son Joseph Henry DECENT Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 3 52
18 Jul 1874 31 Birth of son Harold Marshall DECENT Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 4 52
12 Aug 1874 31 Death of wife Jemima ROURKE (aged 25) Woollahara, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 5 52, 60
1876 34 Married Maria Kimble SHORTER (aged 26) Darling Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia Reg No 1538/1876 - Paddington 52
10 Jun 1877 34 Birth of son Harry William DECENT Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 6 17, 60
1878 36 Birth of son Thomas Fox DECENT St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 7 17
1880 38 Birth of daughter Rubie Ethel DECENT St George, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 8 17
1882 40 Birth of daughter Cecile Edwin DECENT Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 9 17
1884 42 Birth of son Roland Leopold DECENT Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia Note 10 17
1886 44 Birth of daughter Nina C DECENT Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia Note 11 17
1888 46 Birth of son Ashley Howard DECENT Granville, NSW, Australia Note 12 17
1890 48 Birth of son Leslie S DECENT Granville, NSW, Australia Note 13 17
1890 48 Death of daughter Maria C DECENT Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia Note 14 17
1890 48 Death of daughter Nina C DECENT (aged 4) Central Cumberland, NSW, Australia Note 15 52
1891 49 Census Auburn Park rd, Bankstown, NSW, Australia Note 16 81
1894 52 Birth of daughter Alice M DECENT Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Note 17 17
1894 52 Death of daughter Alice M DECENT Burwood, New South Wales, Australia Note 18 17
1901 59 Census Lucas rd, Burwood, NSW Note 19 81
19 Sep 1920 77 Joseph Henry DECENT died North Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 20 52, 60
Death of son Harry William DECENT Note 21
Death of son Thomas Fox DECENT Note 22 17
Note 1: from Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry

free bmd Oct - Dec 1842 - Joseph Henry Decent - Dover - Vol 5, page 120
Note 2: Reg No 2654/1869
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 3: Reg No 4296/1873 - Sydney - Joseph H Decent and Jemima
Note 4: Reg No 4613/1874 - Joseph Henry Decent and Jemima
details Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 5: Reg No 2716/1874 - DECENT Jemima - parents Henry and Jemima

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18786909?searchTerm=Rourke#pstart137534
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser 15 August 1874
DEATHS.
On the 12th instant, at her residence, Kenilworth Lodge, Woolhara, Sydney, Jemima, the beloved wife of Mr. J. H. Decent, and fourth daughter of Mr. Henry Rourke, of West Maitland ; aged 25.
Note 6: Reg No 1935/1877 - Joseph H and Maria

Sydney Morning Herald 29 June 1877
Births
DECENT-June 10, Sydney, Mrs. J. H. Decent, son.
Note 7: Reg No 6772/1878 - Joseph H and Maria
Note 8: Reg No 7799/1880 - Joseph Henry and Maria K
Note 9: Reg No 5241/1882 - Joseph H and Maria
Note 10: Reg No 17216/1884 - Joseph Henry and Maria K
Note 11: Reg No 18761/1886 - Joseph H and Maria K
Note 12: Reg No 19966/1888 - Joseph H and Maria
Note 13: Reg No 14789 - Joseph H and Maria K
Note 14: Reg No 4290/1890 - Joseph H and Maria K
Note 15: died before 1920 - not mentioned in fathers obit
not mentioned in mothers death notice 1934

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Maria C Decent
Name: Maria C Decent
[Nina Constance Decent]
Death Date: 1890
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's Name: Joseph H
Mother's Name: Maria K
Registration Year: 1890
Registration Place: Central Cumberland, New South Wales
Registration Number: 4290
Note 16: Joseph Henry DECENT - 7 male and 4 females
Note 17: Reg No 9131/1894 - Joseph H and Maria K
Note 18: Reg No 3967/1894 - Joseph H and Maria K
Note 19: J H DECENT - 5 males and 3 females
Note 20: Reg No 1920/13736 - St. Leonards - father Peter, mother Fox

from Lewis Family Tree - Ancestry

Sydney Morning Herald 20 Sept 1920
OBITUARY
"The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Joseph Henry Decent at a private hospital in North Sydney, at the age of 79 years. The deceased was one of the best known advertising experts in Sydney and for a number of years controlled the Government Railway and Tramway advertising. he has left a widow (the daughter of the late Captain Shorter, of Sydney) and eight sons and three daughters. His sons are: Joseph Henry of "Montrose" station, Singleton; Harold Marshall & Harry William of North Sydney; Thomas Fox of Canada; Cecil Edwin of Summer Hill; Roland Leopold of Granville; Ashley Howard of Gosford and Lesley Stanley of Mosman. His daughters are: Mrs G. Clift of Maitland; Miss Ruby Ethel Decent and Miss Constance Vivian Decent. The funeral will take place at the Church of England section of the Necropolis."
Note 21: not mentioned in fathers obit 1920 - ? dead
not mentioned in mothers death notice 1934
Note 22: not mentioned in mothers death notice 1934
Source References:
46. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Free bmd UK, Title: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: free bmd Oct - Dec 1842 - Joseph Henry Decent - Dover - Vol 5, page 120
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Reg No 1538/1876 - Paddington
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Reg No 2654/1869
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Reg No 1920/13736 - St. Leonards - father Peter, mother Fox
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 20 Sept 1920
OBITUARY
"The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Joseph Henry Decent at a private hospital in North Sydney, at the age of 79 years. The deceased was one of the best known advertising experts in Sydney and for a number of years controlled the Government Railway and Tramway advertising. he has left a widow (the daughter of the late Captain Shorter, of Sydney) and eight sons and three daughters. His sons are: Joseph Henry of "Montrose" station, Singleton; Harold Marshall & Harry William of North Sydney; Thomas Fox of Canada; Cecil Edwin of Summer Hill; Roland Leopold of Granville; Ashley Howard of Gosford and Lesley Stanley of Mosman. His daughters are: Mrs G. Clift of Maitland; Miss Ruby Ethel Decent and Miss Constance Vivian Decent. The funeral will take place at the Church of The England section of the Necropolis."
81. Type: Census, Abbr: Australian Census, Title: Australian Census, Publ: ancestry.com
- Reference = 1901 (Census)
- Notes: J H DECENT - 5 males and 3 females
- Reference = 1891 (Census)
- Notes: Joseph Henry DECENT - 7 male and 4 females
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